The document discusses key events and figures in the civil rights movement, including meetings between leaders and President Eisenhower and Attorney General Robert Kennedy regarding racial inequality. It highlights the influence of media on civil rights legislation, grassroots activism for voter registration, and significant events like the march on Washington. Additionally, it references the Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court ruling and the Kerner Commission's insights on American society.

1. 1.
In 1958, civil rights leaders, including A. Philip Randolph and
Martin Luther King, Jr., met with President Eisenhower. What
did they advise him to do about U.S. racial inequality? What
was Eisenhower’s response?
2.
In May 1963, civil rights leaders met in New York City with
Attorney General Robert Kennedy. What message did they give
the president’s brother about the pace of federal government
response to racial inequality? What was Robert Kennedy’s
response?
3.
What images influenced President Kennedy to act on civil
rights?
4.
What was the official name of the march that took place on
August 28, 1963?
5.
Who was the last official speaker at the march and what is his
current job?
6.
Which African-American leader wrote this about the plans for
the march?
“We’re going to march on Washington, march on the Senate,
march on the White House, march on the Congress, and tie it
up, bring it to a halt; don’t let the government proceed. They
even said they was [sic] going out to the airport and lay down
on the runway and don’t let no airplanes land. I’m telling you
what they said. That was revolution. That was revolution. That

2. was the black revolution.”
7.
How did international press attention influence the passage of
civil rights laws?
8.
Which civil rights leader worked at the grassroots level to train
young people on how to sign up people to vote in the Deep
South?
9.
What is significant in terms of civil rights about the 2013
Supreme Court Ruling called
Shelby County v. Holder
?
10.
In 1997, Kathleen Cleaver wrote the following about which
organization?
“And what appealed to me about the
______________________was that it took that position of self-
determination and articulated it in a local community structure,
had a program, had a platform and an implementation through
the statement of how blacks should exercise community control
over education, housing, business, military service.”
11.
Who is Peniel E. Joseph?
12.
What was the Kerner Commission? Why was it set up? What
did it warn about American society?